Legendary FBI Detective

Team Five Investigation Unit, office area.

At this moment, Rider had gone to the bank to collect evidence, while Reesi, William, and others were sitting in chairs, organizing case details.

Mona, seated at her workstation, appeared to be sorting through files in her chair, but in reality, she was closely watching the conference room not far away.

During this time, when Reesi encountered a problem and wanted to seek Mona's help, she noticed the expression on Mona's face, and the few pens on the floor that Mona had accidentally snapped in half. Reesi's mouth twitched, and in the end, she chose to turn around and look for William instead.

Luo An was not aware of the scene outside the conference room; he was examining the items handed to him by Vireness.

He was just pulled into the conference room, where Vireness praised Luo An a few times before she took out a business card and an invitation from her pocket and handed them to him.

Both the business card and the invitation were very plain, and the color was an inconspicuous earthy gray.

However, given that they were handed to him by Vireness, the earthy gray card and invitation suddenly gave Luo An a sense of low-key luxury with depth.

Luo An raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Chief, what is this?"

"This is an invitation to a gathering."

Vireness opened the invitation, which listed a location at a well-known hotel in New York Manhattan, explaining:

"The time is this Saturday. Most of the leaders from the various departments of the FBI New York Branch will attend."

Luo An had now been promoted to deputy leader of the Investigative Team Five, stepping into this threshold.

Moreover, due to Luo An's outstanding performance during this period and Vireness's strong recommendation, the person in charge of the gathering also sent this invitation to Luo An.

"Thank you, Chief."

Luo An suddenly understood; it seemed that Vireness was starting to help him expand his network.

"Good."

Once Luo An had put away the business card and invitation, Vireness began to shift the conversation toward the case of the murdered agent.

Upon learning that Angelique had some personal life issues but was locked down by Luo An's information, Vireness was very satisfied and nodded continuously. She indicated that after the case was completely resolved, she would personally explain the situation to Angelique's husband, Tom.

"Thank you, Chief."

Luo An said with a smile, and as a man, he indeed didn't want to explain this situation to Tom in person.

It wasn't long before Rider returned to Investigative Team Five with several notebooks, which contained not only the transaction records between Earley and Bevin Haiman but also a hidden video of a chat that Earley had secretly recorded in one of the notebook's compartments.

"Good job, Rider!"

After viewing the content of the video, Vireness and Team Leader Linden were smiling from ear to ear, and Augustus even waved his hand grandly:

"All agents, let's move out immediately and bring Bevin Haiman over to our Team Five for a chat as our guest!"

"No problem!"

As the team's promise thundered, Luo An, Rider, Mona, and Reesi hurried into the equipment room, while William and other agents rushed back to their desks, responsible for remote support.

The process of arresting Bevin Haiman went very smoothly. After arriving at the construction company, Luo An lured Bevin Haiman to Team Five with a simple "Suspicious Economic Activity Report Form SB41-38-250."

Then, with physical evidence — the video plus the notes — and a witness, since Earley was willing to testify, Bevin Haiman was taken by Team Five into the detention center before he even realized what was happening.

Bevin Haiman later hurriedly started spending large amounts of money on lawyers, but the Federal Department of Homeland Security would not help the needy; however, they were very skilled at kicking someone while they were down.

Finally having the chance to put Bevin Haiman in prison, the Federal Department of Homeland Security immediately deployed its agents to start collecting evidence while Bevin Haiman's subordinates and his company were still in shock, and finally they managed to neatly kick Bevin Haiman into jail.

During this time, the IRS bunch also jumped out to take a cut; with the existence of these IRS vampires, Bevin Haiman's chances of struggle were completely over.

But all these subsequent matters had nothing to do with Luo An. After the interrogation was completed and Bevin Haiman was sent to prison, Luo An stood in the front of Team Five's office area, raised his hand, and shouted:

"Everyone! Look at me, look at me! I have an announcement to make!"

"???"

The agents looked up, puzzled. Luo An cleared his throat with his hand to his mouth and said with a smile:

"I've been promoted to deputy team leader. I'm treating everyone tonight, and you all get to pick the place!"

The tradition of a treat following a promotion was an old one within the FBI, only the notification of Luo An's promotion happened just as a new case came up, and that's why the dinner treat had been postponed until today.

Luo An finished speaking, and it suddenly dawned on the other agents who then simultaneously straightened up and burst into cheers:

"Thank you, Deputy Team Leader Luo An!"

"Great suggestion!"

"I'm totally in favor!"

"Me too! I didn't even get to eat lunch today!"

"Same here, same here!"

The technical agents cheered and jumped for joy, and Augustus also patted his big belly, chuckling:

"We've just cracked the [Female Agent Murder Case] under Luo An's leadership; today is indeed a good day, we really should have a drink to celebrate!"

Rider, with a big grin, raised his hand:

"I know this awesome barbecue place in the Manhattan District, how about we go there tonight?"

Before Luo An could speak, Reesi and Mona simultaneously shook their heads and vocally refused:

"NO! Not the barbecue place!"

Just last weekend, everyone had attended a barbecue party at Rider's house, and the two ladies, Mona and Reesi, really didn't want to eat barbecue again so soon.

Rider's face stiffened slightly, then he spread his hands:

"Then what do you suggest we eat?"

Mona: "Seafood!"

Reesi: "French cuisine!"

Other agents: "..."

Seeing the sparks fly in Mona and Reesi's eyes, the office area fell silent for a few seconds before bursting into a lively debate about what to eat for dinner.

Luo An himself sat back in his chair with a smile, casually sipping his coffee.

He still had tens of thousands of US Dollars in his pocket, a meal was a minor issue.

After a moment of heated discussion, the agents finally chose a restaurant not too far from the Jacob Federation Building.

This restaurant not only had barbecue, seafood, and French cuisine, but also other specialty foods; the agents had frequented it before and it was a common choice for FBI agent gatherings.

Moreover, the price was not too expensive; the agents were still considerate of Luo An's wallet.

That evening, after work.

"Cheers!"

"To our success!"

"To Deputy Team Leader Luo An!"

"Thanks."

Luo An smiled and emptied his glass in one go.

Augustus put down his glass, wiped his mouth, and gave Luo An's arm a firm pat:

"Honestly, Luo An, bringing you to Investigation Team Five was the damned best decision I've made in years!"

After leaving the Jacob Federation Building, Augustus tended to let some informal language slip out.

Luo An didn't mind, he picked up the bottle to refill the glasses for himself and Augustus, then smilingly replied:

"Joining Investigation Team Five was also the best choice I've made."

This was truly how Luo An felt. Other than Team Five, the team leaders of the thirteen other investigation teams might not have granted him such extensive authority during an investigation.

And the agents of the other teams might not be as cooperative as those in Team Five, nor the atmosphere as positive, and it's possible that instead of focusing on solving cases, there would be constant backstabbing and intrigue.

"Hahaha..."

Hearing Luo An's response, Augustus's face beamed with an even larger smile. After downing another glass, he stood up with Rider, not even touching the food, and directly invited Luo An to a round of bottle-to-mouth drinking.

Luo An: "..."